Western Farm Press News Archive

Fresno State wines win record 49 medals

Sep 8, 2009

Fresno State Winery student-produced wines won a record 49 medals during the 2008-2009 academic year at competitions throughout the country and, for the first time, outside the U.S. ...

UC Davis entomologist selected ESA Fellow

Sep 8, 2009

Chemical ecologist Walter Leal, entomology professor at the University of California, Davis, and internationally known for his pioneering and innovative work in insect communication, is a newly selected Fellow of the Entomological Society of America (ESA)....

Water crisis void of comprehensive solutions

Sep 3, 2009,

By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Watching the current debate in Sacramento on how to fix California’s broken and outdated water supply system is like dumping the pieces of six giant jigsaw puzzles onto a table and then putting the pieces together to make a single picture....

Farmers note cracks in Grassley's armor?

Sep 3, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

He may be known as “Senator-for-life” Charles Grassley in Iowa, but that doesn’t mean farmers in a number of other states wouldn’t relish the idea of seeing him forced into retirement....

Post-harvest pests in almonds

Sep 3, 2009,

Almond Board of California

With almond harvest season under way, it's time to think about post-harvest pest management and IPM practices for controlling pests in almond stockpiles and storage facilities....

Growing more with less water

Sep 3, 2009,

By Alec Rosenberg, ANR - University of California

John Diener is neck-deep in the drought. In three decades of farming, he said this is the worst year for water allocation. ...

Preventing exotic citrus disease

Sep 3, 2009

California citrus growers and scientists, gravely concerned by confirmation that the Asian citrus psyllid is making its way northward, are asking all Californians to be on the look out for signs of the pest on backyard, apartment complex, community garden and public park citrus trees....

United Fresh announces scholarship winners

Sep 3, 2009

The United Fresh Research & Education Foundation has named the four recipients of the 2009 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarships. ...

Los Angeles County under ACP quarantine

Sep 3, 2009

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has placed all of Los Angeles County under a quarantine regulating the movement of citrus and closely-related plants....

Salmonella prevention in almonds

Sep 3, 2009,

Almond Board of California

The bacterial contaminant Salmonella has challenged food scientists for over 100 years, but much has been learned in the past 30 years that has helped frame food-safety programs for industries such as California Almonds that are geared towards prevention and control of this potentially harmful bacteria....

CAPCA annual conference Oct. 25-27

Sep 3, 2009

The 35th annual California Association of Pest Control Advisers (CAPCA) Conference and Agri-Expo will be held Oct. 25-27, in Sparks, Nev., at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Hotel....

Agritourism can be profitable

Sep 3, 2009,

ANR – University of California

California farmers and ranchers hosted more than 2.4 million agricultural tourists in 2008, according to early results from California’s first statewide economic survey of agritourism operators....

Women in wine

Sep 3, 2009,

By Elisabeth Kauffman, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC Davis

Women winemakers trained at UC Davis helped shatter the glass ceiling in the industry, paving the way for a new crop of female-run wineries that are family friendly and green....

Comments sought on TAA program

Sep 3, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is requesting comments on a proposed rule that would establish the procedures and eligibility criteria for receiving assistance under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program....